Andriej
A Russian form grown from the Greek root behind "manly, brave". In Poland it stays rare: only about 100 men carry it, and fewer boys get it each year.
Andriej Pronunciation
Andriej is pronounced AHNDR-yey (/ˈandrjɛj/).
What Andriej means
Where Andriej comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Andriej reaches Polish through the Russian Andrei (Андрей), and behind that name stands the Greek Andreas. The Greek root is andreios, "manly," built on anēr, andros, the word for "man." The short meaning follows straight from there: manly, brave.
The Russian coloring is the clearest thing about this spelling. Poland already keeps Andrzej for its own sons. Andriej reads as the neighbor's form, the one Russian speakers carry. Saint Andrew the Apostle, called Andrei in the East and honored as a patron of Russia, gives the name its place in the calendar.
The meaning stays close to the man. On a Polish class register, Andriej marks a boy whose family held onto the Eastern spelling. The name still says what the Greek said first: manly, brave.
How many people are named Andriej
1 in 192308 men in Poland is named Andriej. 111 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3232 among male names.
Andriej's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.